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Main Features
Refined Design and a Compact,
Lightweight Body
The RD-300SX’s black alumite body not only looks great on
stage, it’s also compact and lightweight, for an instrument
that is easy to carry wherever you are performing.
88-Key Multi-Sampled Piano
Those same piano sounds, created through 88-key sampling,
which won wide acclaim when they made their debut in the
Fantom-X series of instruments (the ultimate in synthesizers),
are provided onboard the RD-300SX. The only difference is
that they have been arranged so they more aptly suit their
new role as the sounds produced by a dedicated stage piano.
This gives you the kind of expressiveness available only with
88-key multisampled sounds, expressive power unequalled
by any other synthesizer.
Additionally, you can take the piano wave forms that make
your band sound great and store them in the instrument, and
use two types of piano sounds to enjoy performances in a
variety of genres.
This instrument also features a full line of important stage
piano tones including electric piano, organ, strings, synth
pad, and more.
A Full 128 Voices
The RD-300SX features 128-voice polyphony, with all sounds
available in every performance mode. Enjoy natural
performances even when layering multiple sounds.
Compact Hammer Action Keyboard
and Half-Pedal Capability
The RD-300SX incorporates a hammer action keyboard using
absolutely no springs, which is even capable of reproducing
the subtle changes in touch that are normally experienced
when you move from the lower to the higher registers.
Additionally, a half-pedal capable pedal (DP-8) is also
included, enabling authentic pedal performance.
Simple Push-Button Operation
You can access Split and Dual modes and carry out other
main operations simply by pressing a single button (p. 20).
Furthermore, pressing the ONE TOUCH [PIANO] button lets
you immediately switch to the settings most suited for piano
performances, regardless of the mode or settings currently in
effect (p. 18).
High-Quality Effects
The RD-300SX also includes 78 types of multi-effects, for
example sympathetic resonance that simulates the resonance
of the piano strings when the pedal is pressed, a rotary
speaker effect, distortion, and more. The instrument also
provides a wide variety of tone adjustment capabilities
including a two-band digital equalizer and a Sound Control
function that helps check inconsistencies in the sound.
A Variety of Functions Available
Only with a Stage Piano
This instrument features not only the standard controls you
would expect on a stage piano, such as the bender/
modulation lever, it also includes a [SETUP] button that
allows you to call up a variety of stored settings instantly and
a [MIDI TX] button that gives you simplified control of
external sound modules.
This stage piano provides rapid, intuitive control of your
sounds.
Rhythm Function
You can play rhythm patterns with the touch of a single
button. This enables you to back up your performances with
realistic drum sounds, improvise with a true jam session feel,
and use the metronome to practice grooves you are not yet
familiar with.
USB and GM/GM2 Compatible
The RD-300SX comes equipped with a USB port and GM2
sound module that can be utilized when you use the RD-
300SX as an input keyboard in composing songs with a
computer or when using the instrument as a sound module.
* Only MIDI messages are handled with the USB function.
Convention Used in This Manual
• Words enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate panel
buttons.
Example: [SPLIT] indicates the SPLIT button.
• (p. **) indicates a reference page.
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• The explanations in this manual include illustrations that
depict what should typically be shown by the display.
Note, however, that your unit may incorporate a newer,
enhanced version of the system (e.g., includes newer
sounds), so what you actually see in the display may not
always match what appears in the manual.
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